148 Norway 



SIZE OF staff: Three at professional level; 3 techni- 

 cians. 



PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: Hvulraedets Skrifter (occasion- 

 ally published journal) 



Un'tversitetet i Oslo, Vnivers'ttetets Biolo^iske 

 Stasjon 



UNIVERSITY OF OSLO, BIOLOGICAL STATION 



POSTAL address: 2 Biologveien, Droebak, Norge 



(Norway). 

 EXECUTIVE officer: Professor Bjoern Foeyn, Styrer. 

 YEAR founded: 1894. 

 scope of ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research on general 



marine biology including cytology, genetics, sexuality, 



embryology, histology and anatomy of marine fauna 



and flora; instruction. 

 SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Open OCean, 



sandy and silty beaches, rocky and gravelly shores, 

 estuarine conditions, brackish, shallow bays, fjord 

 (Oslofjorden), eutrophic lakes, rivers and streams. 

 PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for visi- 

 tors; no fees charged; living quarters available nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Small 



library; running sea and fresh-water, small aquarium 

 tanks ; research collections of bottom fauna of the 

 Oslofjorden; small boats and outboard motors; power 

 vessels, 36 ft LOA R/V Krist'me Boniiei'ie, and the 

 24 ft LOA, Gobius. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: Courses in general marine 

 invertebrate and vertebrate biology, phytoplankton, 

 algae. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Two at professional level; 1 technician, 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 

 STUDIES: 



""'Wlt^^y''^^ 



UNIVERSITETET I OSI.O. BIOI.OGISKE STASJON 



Crustacea: Palaemon fabricii, Crangon vulgaris, 



Carcinus maenas 

 Cyclostomata : Myxhie glut'niosa 

 Pisces: Gadiis callarias 

 Chlorophyceae: Ulra sp. 



Phaeophyceae: Laminaria saccharhia, L. digitata 

 Rhodophyceae: Ant'ithamnion plumula, A. boreale 



PAKISTAN 



Pakistan Ministry of Food and Agricidture, 

 Marine Fisheries Department 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Fish Harbour, West Wharf Road, 



Karachi, Pakistan. 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Dr. M. R. Qureshi, Director. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1951. 



SCOPE OF activities: Development of biological and 

 technological aspects of marine fisheries in Pakistan. 



season OF OPERATION: All year. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Vessels, 67 ft LOA, 

 M.F.T. Macbhera. and 38 ft LOA, M.F.T. New Hope. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Twenty-four at professional level. 



Zoological Survey Department, Marine Bio- 

 logical Research Laboratory 



POSTAL address: Ispahani Building, 183, McLeod 

 Road, Karachi-1, Pakistan. 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Dr. A. R. Ranjha, Officer-in- 

 Charge. 



SPONSORING agency: Pakistan Ministry of Food and 

 Agriculture. 



YEAR founded: 1948. 



SCOPE of activities: Restricted research on general 

 marine biology and plankton. 



season of operation: All year; some problems, such 

 as faunistic surveys, are suspended from May to Sep- 

 tember, the monsoon season. 



PHYSICAL environment ACCESSIBLE: Arabian Sea, 

 Indus River delta, Manchar Lake; open ocean, sandy 

 and silty beaches, rocky and gravelly shores, estuarine 

 conditions, brackish, shallow bays, and rivers. 



PROVISIONS for visiting SCIENTISTS: Space for visi- 

 tors; no fees charged. 



MAJOR research FACILITIES: Extensive library; run- 

 ning sea water, large outdoor ponds and tanks, small 

 aquarium tanks; research collections of Porifera, Coel- 

 enterata, marine fishes, Crustacea, Echinodermata, 

 Mollusca, etc. ; identified reference collections of local 

 fishes, Crustacea, Mollusca, and plankton ; one motor 

 boat, one 45 ft LOA marine launch under construction. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Ten at professional level; numerous 

 technicians. 



